Greenbrier Valley Airport

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Greenbrier Valley Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreenbrier County Airport Authority
Serves Lewisburg, West Virginia
Location Greenbrier County, West Virginia, near Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs
Elevation  AMSL 2,302 ft / 702 m
Coordinates 37°51′30″N080°23′58″W / 37.85833°N 80.39944°W / 37.85833; -80.39944
Website www.mylwb.com
Map
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
4/227,0032,135Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations7,765
Based aircraft18

Greenbrier Valley Airport( IATA : LWB [2] , ICAO : KLWB, FAA LID : LWB) is three miles north of Lewisburg in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. [1] Contour Airlines schedules airline flights, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program, to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,902 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2021 and 10,048 in 2022. [3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027 called it a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2021. [4] [5]

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History

The airport opened in 1968–69 with a 6000-foot runway; [6] the 1975 Official Airline Guide shows Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989) Fairchild Hiller FH-227s and NAMC YS-11s nonstop from Charleston, WV, Huntington, WV, and Roanoke, VA. [7] In 1979 Piedmont had Boeing 727-100 and Boeing 737-200 nonstops from Atlanta and from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, while continuing NAMC YS-11 nonstops from Roanoke. [8] In 1983 Piedmont scheduled three daily nonstop Boeing 737-200s to Roanoke, continuing to Atlanta, New York LaGuardia Airport or Tri-Cities Regional Airport. [9] Piedmont ended jet flights to the airport and by 1985 had turned its Greenbrier service over to its commuter affiliate Piedmont Regional which flew de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7s nonstop from Baltimore and Roanoke. [10] Jet service returned in 1986, Air Atlanta Boeing 727-100 nonstops to Atlanta and New York JFK Airport. [11] In 1989 USAir Express was the only airline, with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 nonstops from Charlotte and Washington Reagan National Airport and Fairchild Metroliner nonstops from Pittsburgh, all operated for Piedmont successor USAir. [12] By 1996 USAir Boeing 737-200s flew nonstop from New York LaGuardia Airport while its commuter affiliate USAir Express was flying nonstop from Charlotte with Short 360s. [13] In 1999 USAir Express successor US Airways Express was the only airline at Greenbrier, with two nonstop BAe Jetstream 31s a day from Charlotte. [14]

Facilities

Greenbrier Valley Airport covers 472 acres (191 ha) at an elevation of 2,302 feet (702 m). Its one runway, 4/22, is 7,003 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) asphalt. [1]

In the year ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 7,765 aircraft operations, average 21 per day: 56% general aviation, 25% air taxi, 18% airline, and 2% military. 18 aircraft were then based at this airport: 15 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 jet. [1]

The airport has four rental car companies, Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, and National.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Contour Airlines Charlotte [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LWB PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 10, 2023.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (LWB: Greenbrier Valley)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. "Final CY22 Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports, by Rank order" (PDF, 424 KB). Federal Aviation Administration. September 1, 2023.
  4. "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2023–2027: Appendix A - List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF, 5.16 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. 2023.
  5. "Airport Categories". Federal Aviation Administration. December 7, 2022.
  6. It's not in the 1968 AOPA directory and it is in the 1969.
  7. http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1975 Official Airline Guide
  8. http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide
  9. http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 15, 1983 Piedmont timetable
  10. http://www.departedflights.com, Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide
  11. http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 27, 1986 Air Atlanta timetable
  12. http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide
  13. Oct. 1, 1996 North America OAG Pocket Flight Guide
  14. Oct. 1, 1999 North America OAG Pocket Flight Guide
  15. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2003-15553-0195 [ bare URL ]

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